International Court of Justice orders halt to Rafah assault

The International Court of Justice has ordered Israel to halt its military assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, in a landmark emergency ruling on South Africa's case accusing Israel of genocide. The ruling has stirred mixed reactions from leaders across the world.

Reading out the ruling, the presiding judge of the court, Nawaf Salam, says the situation in the enclave has worsened since the court last ordered Israel to take steps to improve it. Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour says he welcomes the provisional measures, calling for Israel to abide by the court's orders.

"Let's see which is going to be the answer of the European Union to the ruling of the International Court of Justice that has been issued today. Which is going to be our position? We will have to choose between our support of international institutions and the rule of law, or our support to Israel. And both things are going to be quite difficult to make compatible."

"Up until now, its response to South Africa's genocide case against Israel had been basically in broad, generic terms, to tell Israel, be more careful when you're bombing so you don't hit civilians, let more food in so there's not starvation. And that clearly wasn't working. And South Africa came in with an emergency application and said there are 1.4 million Palestinians sheltering in Rafah. These people are all in danger of, effectively, genocide.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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